Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel has re-launched its X20 bus service with a £600,000 investment in three Euro6 ADL Enviro400 MMCs. All of the vehicles are fitted with E-Leather seats and Wi-Fi USB ports. The route runs from Stratford-upon-Avon to Birmingham and was started by Johnsons a hundred years ago with a horse and cart […]
Organisers of the UK Coach Awards are seeking entrants for their ‘Making Coaches a Better Choices’ category. The award is designed to recognise projects of all sizes that improve life for coach operators, drivers and their passengers. It is open to attractions, destinations and local authorities, as well as coach operators. UK Coach Awards Chairman, […]
As part of the Blackburn Heritage Festival, Transdev is to open the doors to its Blackburn depot on 13 September. Visitors to will be able to take a ride on one of ten vintage buses at its Whitebirk Road site in Intack. A selection of the firm’s modern fleet will also be on display and […]
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has pledged its commitment to smart ticketing, despite the termination of a contract with Atos, its key supplier of this service, in August. TfGM plans to support the introduction of smart ticketing on Arriva, First and Stagecoach services in Greater Manchester by enabling passengers to load a range of pre-paid […]
First closed its Hereford operation at the end of service on 6 September. The company and its Midland Red predecessor had served the city continuously for 95 years. Appropriately, a Midland Red heritage livered ADL Enviro300 normally based at Worcester worked the final journey following several days on a range of Hereford duties. The final […]
Moseley (PCV) Ltd has appointed Robert White as Sales Manager, covering East Anglia, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and South London. Additionally, Steve Peck has moved from Moseley (PCV) Ltd to join the team at Moseley in the South Ltd, representing the areas of Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent, North London […]
Clearer guidance on the Driver CPC and becoming a PCV driver has been published online by the DVSA. The Agency has rewritten the ‘Become a lorry or bus driver’ guide (www.gov.uk/become-lorry-bus-driver), making relevant information easier to find. The new guide on Driver CPC can be found here: www.gov.uk/driver-cpc-training.
Sadly, operators cease trading virtually every week, whether through unfavourable trading conditions, bankruptcy or retirement, many of them having made a major contribution to their local community. Ashley Wakelin’s Wheels operation stopped trading at the end of November last year upon his retirement. For Ashley, running buses and coaches has not always been about earning […]